Ricker, R.W. (1987), Taxonomy and Biogeography of Macquarie Island Seaweeds: 130-132, fig. 55 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Holotype: MELU, R 1143 (MA-295), with isotypes in ADU, BM, Herb. Ricker, and UC. Type Locality: Green Gorge, Macquarie I. (54°38'00" S lat., 158°55'00" E long.); growing on 0.3-1 m diameter boulders on floor of Macrocystis forest in 17 m depth (Ricker, 13 January 1978).
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: University of Melbourne: R 1143

Hornig, I., Schnetter, R., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Coppejans, E., Aschenbach-Wege, K. & Over, J.M. (1992), The genus Dictyota (Phaeophyceae) in the North Atlantic. I. A new generic concept and new species. Nova Hedwigia 54: - [secondary reference]

Hornig, I., Schnetter, R., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F., Coppejans, E., Aschenbach-Wege, K. & Over, J.M. (1992), The genus Dictyota (Phaeophyceae) in the North Atlantic. I. A new generic concept and new species. Nova Hedwigia 54: 53 [basionym]

basionym of: Dictyota decumbens (R.W.Ricker) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud'homme legitimate

de Clerck, O. (2003), The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dictyota decumbens (R.W.Ricker) Hörnig, Schnetter & Prud'homme legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

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